Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 12.52 Rollerskating, Skateboarding and Bicycling Prohibited in Certain…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed below:

"Business district" shall be defined as designated in Section 235 of the California State Vehicle Code.

"Private property" means any property held by private interests which is used primarily for business, commercial or recreational purposes.

"Public property" means any property owned or maintained by the City of Grand Terrace.

"Rollerskate" means any footwear, or device which may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached and such wheels may be used to aid the wearer in moving or propulsion.

"Skateboard" means a board of any material which has wheels attached to it and which is propelled or moved by human, gravitational or mechanical power, and to which there is not fixed any device or mechanism to turn or control the wheels.

(Ord. 185 § 2, 1999)

Any person utilizing or riding upon roller skates, bicycles, skateboards or similar devices to ride or move about in or on any public or private property when such has been designated by resolution of the city council and posted as a no roller skating, skateboarding, or bicycling is unlawful and subject to punishment, in accordance with Section 12.52.070 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 369, § 38, 7-22-2025; Ord. 185 § 3, 1999)

The city council may, upon review and recommendation by the City Engineer, designate any public roadway, sidewalk, or other public property as a no rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., area. The City Council shall designate such area by resolution and order the posting of appropriate signage in accordance with Section 12.52.050 of this Chapter.

(Ord. 185 § 4, 1999)

The City Council may, by resolution, designated any private property within a business district, or which is primarily used for commercial or recreational purposes, as a no rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., area. The City Council may so designate this private property subject to the following:

A. If the property is owner/occupied property, the property owner shall submit a written petition of application requesting a designation of a no rollerskating, skateboarding, or bicycling area.

B. If the property is occupied by tenants of the owner, then the tenants shall submit a written petition of application by a majority of the tenants on the property supporting a designation of a no rollerskating, skateboarding or bicycling area, and the application shall also contain the written consent of the property owner.

C. The City Clerk shall cause notice of City Council consideration of this application to be mailed to all tenants in the subject private property as well as to the owner at least five days prior to City Council consideration.

The City Council may approve or deny the request for designation of the no rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., area.

(Ord. 185 § 5, 1999)

Prior to the enforcement of the prohibition on rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., the area so designated shall be posted with signs which provide substantially as follows:

Rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., is prohibited by the Grand Terrace Municipal Code. Any violation is punishable by a fine of $25.00 for a first offense.

(Ord. 185 § 6, 1999)

The City Council may, by resolution or ordinance, establish fees for the receipt and processing of applications and petitions for no rollerskating, skateboarding, bicycling, etc., areas. In addition, the City Council may, by resolution or ordinance, establish fees sufficient to cover the costs of developing, printing and posting the areas designated pursuant to this Chapter.

(Ord. 185 § 7, 1999)

Any violation of this Chapter is deemed an infraction.

(Ord. No. 369, § 38, 7-22-2025; Ord. 185 § 8, 1999)

Any devices designed, intended and used solely for the transportation of infants, the handicapped or incapacitated persons, or devices designed, intended and used for the transportation of merchandise to and from the place of purchase and other wheeled devices, when being used for either of these purposes, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. Furthermore, the City Council may, by resolution, suspend the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter to accommodate special events when so requested by the event organizer.

(Ord. 185 § 9, 1999)